Dr. Catherine Lord, director of the new Center for Autism and the Developing Brain at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in White Plains, works with a child at the center on June 11.

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Even before parents recover from the shock of an autism diagnosis, they often embark on what one advocate called a game of "hopscotch" that lasts years as they search for the best services for their child.

A new center that opened this week in White Plains is hoping to change that approach by providing a one-stop experience for people with autism throughout their life.

The Center for Autism and the Developing Brain is now seeing patients and families on the campus of New York-Presbyterian Hospital's Westchester Division in White Plains. ...